Anyone have any comments about what autocross tires they think works best when it is cold (below 60). Winter is coming and I need to tires for the winter events up in VA.

If I do a 2 driver car with Hoosiers, will I really get enough heat in them to make it work?

Scott

 

i hear the michelin pilot aplin winter tires do quite well in the cold.... yes, i think you should run those in G-Stock......

 

Hoosier Bias-Ply autocrosser. They don't care how cold it is.

 

If it's really cold (sub 40s), you may as well stick with street tires. 50-60 degrees, you're probably pushing it with Hoosiers.

I remember a couple years ago when Eric Kriemelmeyer got FTD in his Subaru at a Philly Region winter autocross. IIRC, 9 of the top 10 cars in PAX that day were STS cars. It was probably 40 degrees out (if that), overcast ... the course had a "snow chute" in the middle of the lot.

 

Yeah, I remember that day.... "Pat are you sure you want to use the race tires?" And I doubt it reached 40....

That wasn't the first time I saw a street-tired car get FTD when it was in the 30s.

Seriously, if it's cold, think "leave street tires on." Kumhos will do better than the Hoosier autocrossers, Hoosier autocrossers will do better than the roadracers, but frankly, the street tires (or, if you want to potentially chunk them up, snow tires) are your best bet. Remember what I ran on my car last winter?

Also, don't get your hopes up for the winter series.

Karen

 

I dunno what temperature is *too* cold for Falkens, but at the cold wet autocross we ran last spring... um, XJohnX's ITR stuck really darn well on Falkens. I think it was like 40 or 50 degrees and raining that day.

Scott, you realize if I'm home and it's ~30 degrees, I'm spraying down the VMP lot and turning the place into a skating rink before we drive on it, right?

 

Well you can always move to Florida, CFR could use a few more good drivers. I think we might get a few weeks in the 40s in late Jan early Feb.

Other then that take a 10min drive around the parking lot before you run if your going to run on slicks. That or get some of those F1 tire warmers!!